#3923. Investigating international students’ attitudes toward local teachers’ L1 use and learning practices in English-medium instruction in Germany: a Chinese case study

September 2026publication date
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Abstract:
Although there is a body of research on the teacher first language (L1) use in English-medium-instruction (EMI) classrooms, very little research has probed into how international students perceive local teacher L1 use and their learning practices in the English as a lingua franca (ELF) context. To address the gap, the present case study explored a cohort of Chinese international students’ attitudes toward German-native teacher’s L1 use in EMI classes at two universities. A mixed-methods approach was adopted through a student questionnaire and semi-structured interviews with Chinese postgraduate students from different majors. Results of quantitative and qualitative analyses revealed the attitudinal complexities of participants toward local teachers switching to German in EMI. The multifaceted understanding of language uses by Chinese international students offers insights to conceptualisations of language and EMI policies.
Keywords:
Chinese international students; English as a lingua franca; English medium instruction; German higher education; learning strategies

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